Cultivating Excellence Fact Book 2015–2016

fertilizer statistics
2015 Global Nitrogenous Fertilizer Supply/Demand Balance
(‘000 metric nutrient tonnes per year)
Region (1) Capacity Production
Capability
Non-Fertilizer
Use
Fertilizer
Demand
Total
Demand
Western Europe 9,600 9,300 4,500 8,200 12,700
Central Europe 6,600 5,300 700 3,000 3,700
Eastern Europe and Central Asia 23,100 20,400 1,800 4,400 6,200
North America 15,000 13,700 4,400 14,100 18,500
Latin America 9,900 8,500 1,400 8,100 9,600
Africa 9,000 6,700 600 3,800 4,400
West Asia 14,400 13,700 700 3,100 3,700
South Asia 18,500 15,400 600 21,900 22,500
East Asia 75,900 59,200 15,600 44,100 59,700
Oceania 1,800 1,600 1,000 1,800 2,900
World 183,900 153,800 31,200 112,600 143,800
2015 Global Urea Supply/Demand Balance
(‘000 metric product tonnes per year)
Region (1) Capacity Production
Capability
Non-Fertilizer
Use
Fertilizer
Demand
Total
Demand
Western Europe 6,700 6,500 4,300 4,500 8,800
Central Europe 4,800 3,700 700 2,700 3,400
Eastern Europe and Central Asia 16,400 15,300 900 3,200 4,200
North America 13,600 11,700 2,400 14,500 16,900
Latin America 7,400 6,000 1,000 11,700 12,700
Africa 11,600 9,200 200 5,200 5,300
West Asia 23,200 22,200 800 4,400 5,300
South Asia 34,900 31,000 400 41,900 42,300
East Asia 106,400 79,500 20,200 55,200 75,500
Oceania 500 500 300 2,800 3,000
World 225,600 185,700 31,200 146,100 177,300
(1) See Constants and Conversions for IFA Regional Classifications.
Source: IFA Fertilizers and Raw Materials Global Supply 2015-2019, June 2015
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